Procrastination (as defined by Oxford Languages) > the action of delaying or postponing something.We are all guilty of this. “I will do that tomorrow.” Or “I will do that later.”
When I was a younger man, I knew the concept of death. But I honestly felt like I had an endless supply of days. So putting something off until tomorrow was easy to do.
As I got older, I became much more aware of time. And, as I got married and had kids, my personal time became more precious to me because I wanted to spend more of it with my family. So, anytime work related things would want to take away from my personal time, I would be very aware.
Also, as I got older (and I am sure this applies to everyone), I have had opportunities present themselves. And due to a lack of action, I missed out on those opportunities thinking they would be there tomorrow.
Additionally, I have had people in my life that I thought I would have more time with. That is because they were still relatively young when they died.
Lastly, I have had family and friends get into accidents as well as get sick and I could have lost them. But, fortune smiled upon them and I did not. I find it interesting that in these cases, people become very aware of the lack of time as they hope their loved one recovers and all of the time they could have spent with them.
Guys, as we go into the New Year, make a conscious effort to quit procrastinating. Do not put it off until tomorrow. We all have 86,400 seconds per day. Make them count. Because tomorrow may not come for that opportunity, for that loved one or even for you.
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